Biphasic allometry of cardiac growth in the developing Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 216-225

  Snelling, Edward P ^a   Taggart, David A ^a   Maloney, Shane K ^b   Farrell, Anthony P ^c   Seymour, Roger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY SIZE; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; LOCOMOTION; MARSUPIAL;

EUTHERIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

AGING; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE; KANGAROO; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; LOCOMOTION; MACROPODIDAE;

EID: 84925072246     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/679718     Document Type: Article

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